Villous deadly carrot, Thapsia villosa, and giant fennel, Ferula communis. A herb with leaves like fennel called Thapsia. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript.

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